The Convention Fans Blog

Star Wars Celebration V is almost upon us, and schedules are now online! Break out the highlighters kids, because there’s a lot of great stuff happening at this convention! Star Wars Celebration V is the official Star Wars convention, organized by ReedPOP, and it is happening August 12 – 15, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The Convention Fans Blog’s nerdsherpa will be at the convention as a volunteer (and we’ll be seeing some feedback from him once he recovers from the experience). Now, we’re not going to rehash the entire schedule here, but as we did for San Diego Comic-Con, we’ll post some of the “must see” panels and interesting events below.

First, we want to touch upon some of the events running throughout the weekend. Please see the detailed schedule for full details on these.

Event: Star Wars Laser Tag
Location: Hall D1

Event: Celebration Commitment Gazebo Light Side Ceremonies / Dark Side Ceremonies
Location: West 2B

Event: Celebration V Tattoo Pavillion & Live Tattooing
Location: Exhibit Hall B3

Event: Star Wars Art Show
Location: Exhibit Halls B

Thursday, August 12, 2010:

Event: Celebration V Star Wars Costume Contest
Location: Celebration Stage (Chapin Theater)
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Event: Droid Building 101, Hosted by the R2-D2 Builders
Location: W311 ABCD
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Event: The Creative Force at Disney: From Star Tours to Indiana Jones Adventure
Location: W414 ABCD
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Friday, August 13, 2010:

Event: Sounds of Star Wars Panel with Ben Burtt
Location: W414 ABCD
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Event: Return of the Jedi! Mark Hamill
Location: Celebration Stage (Chapin Theater)
Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Event: Film Giant: Warwick Davis
Location: Celebration Stage (Chapin Theater)
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Event: Star Wars Adult Fashion Show
Location: Hall B3
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 14, 2010:

Event: George Lucas/Jon Stewart
Location: Celebration Stage (Chapin Theater)
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Note: Simulcast available in Valencia A, W414 ABCD, and W311 ABCD

Event: Fandom in South America
Location: W300
Time: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Event: Celebration V Droid Races
Location: Hall WB 2
Time: Starts at 2:30 p.m.

Event: Judge Me By My Size?: Star Wars Costuming for Kids
Location: W311 ABCD
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Event: Advanced Droid Building with the R2-D2 Builders
Location: W311 ABCD
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 15, 2010:

Event: Postcards From the Princess: Carrie Fisher
Location: Celebration Stage (Chapin Theater)
Time: 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Event: The Celebration V Grand Droid Parade!
Location: Celebration Experience Exhibit Halls
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Event: Star Wars Trivia – Last Player Standing Championships
Location: W311 ABCD
Time: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Are you attending Star Wars Celebration V? Tell us what your “must see” events are!